Pseudodiplogasteroides n.sp.

CGC strain code:

PDL0008

Old codes:

Z7, WCUG8

Locality:

Sample from sand in coastal area. Nature reserve "Het Zwin", Belgium. Sample
collected on 14 February 1994 and nematodes extracted by John Sudheer Midituri
as a contaminant in Steinernema extraction with Galleria
trap.

Classification:

Culture conditions:

Long-term storage:

Survives freezing in glycerin (low efficiency).

Availability:

Freely available on agar plates.

Descriptions:

Material was sent to Walter Sudhaus.

Identification:

Paul De Ley.

Note:

Males very rare, only found in crowded cultures, but actively mating. Generation
time about 4 days. Chloroxing (NaOCl/KOH) kills animals but does not dissolve
them efficiently.
Last Updated: 27 March 1998